sumidade

/su.mi.ˈda.dɨ/

//su.mi.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“sumidade” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que se destaca por sua inteligência, pelo seu talento ou conhecimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-sumidade · sumidade · Portuguese

sumidade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for sumidade
PropertyValue
Headwordsumidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.mi.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “sumidade” em português

sumidadefica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sumidade is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /su.mi.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sumidade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sumidade, spelled S-U-M-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que se destaca por sua inteligência, pelo seu talento ou conhecimento
  2. 2
    quem possui uma erudição excessiva
  3. 3
    cume; a parte mais elevada de alguma coisa
  4. 4
    característica do que é eminente, do que é sumo, daquilo que está no ponto mais alto
  5. 5
    parte mais extrema dos ramos de algumas plantas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sumidade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A sumidade do monte.

Synonyms

altocimacimalhacimeiracimococurutocumecumeeirafastígiozênite

Antonyms

baseraizsocairosofraldasopé

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sumidade"?
"sumidade" is spelled S-U-M-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /su.mi.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "sumidade" mean?
As a noun, "sumidade" means: pessoa que se destaca por sua inteligência, pelo seu talento ou conhecimento
How do you pronounce "sumidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sumidade" is /su.mi.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sumidade" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list